Violence Offences

Question 1

188(1)

Answer 1

Wounding with Intent

With Intent to cause GBH
to any person
Wounds, Maims, disfigures or causes GBH
To any person

Question 2

188(2)

Answer 2

Wounding with intent
With intent to injure any one or with reckless disregard for the safety of others
Wounds, maims, disfigures or causes GBH
To any person

Question 3

189(1)

Answer 3

Injuring with intent
With intent to cause GBH
To any person
Injures
Any person

Question 4

189(2)

Answer 4

Injuring with Intent

With intent to injure any one or with reckless disregard for the safety of others
Injures
Any person

Question 5

191(1)

Answer 5

Aggravated wounding

With intent to

(a) to commit or facilitate the commission of any imprisonable offence
(b) avoid detection of himself, herself or another in the commission of an imprisonable offence
(c) to facilitate flight or avoid arrest of himself, herself or another in the commission of an imprisonable offence

Wounds, Maims, disfigures or causes GBH to any person, Stupefies or renders any person unconscious, by any violent means renders any person incapable of resistance

Question 6

191(2)

Answer 6

Aggravated Injury

With intent to

(a) to commit or facilitate the commission of any imprisonable offence
(b) avoid detection of himself, herself or another in the commission of an imprisonable offence
(c) to facilitate flight or avoid arrest of himself, herself or another in the commission of an imprisonable offence

Injures any person

Question 7

192 (1)

Answer 7

Aggravated Assault

With intent to

(a) to commit or facilitate the commission of any imprisonable offence
(b) avoid detection of himself, herself or another in the commission of an imprisonable offence
(c) to facilitate flight or avoid arrest of himself, herself or another in the commission of an imprisonable offence

Assaults

Any person

Question 8

192 (2)

Answer 8

Aggravated assault

Assaults

-any constable
-any person acting in aid of any constable
- any person in the lawful execution of any process

With intent to obstruct the person so assaulted in execution of his duty

Question 9

198 (1)

Answer 9

Discharging a firearm or doing a dangerous act with intent

With intent to cause GBH

(a) discharges any firearm, airgun or other similar weapon at any person
(b) sends or delivers to any person, or puts in any place, any explosive or injurious substance or device or
(c) sets fire to any property

Question 10

198(2)

Answer 10

With intent to injure

(a) discharges any firearm, airgun or other similar weapon at any person
(b) sends or delivers to any person, or puts in any place, any explosive or injurious substance or device or
(c) sets fire to any property

Question 11

198A (1)

Answer 11

Using a firearm against law enforcement officer

Uses any Firearm
In any manner whatever
Against any
- constable
- traffic officer
- prison officer
Acting in the course of his or her duty
Knowing that, or being reckless whether that person is a member of the police, a traffic officer or a prison officer so acting

Question 12

198A(2)

Answer 12

Use any firearm against Law enforcement officer

Uses any firearm
In any manner whatever
With intent
To resist the lawful arrest of himself, herself or any other person

Question 13

198B (1)

Answer 13

Commission of an imprisonable offence with a firearm

In committing any imprisonable offence
(a) uses any firearm
(b) has with him or her in circumstances that Prima facie show an intention to use it in connection with that imprisonable offence

Question 14

234

Answer 14

Robbery

Theft
Accompanied by Violence or threats of violence
To any person or property
Used to extort the property stolen or overcome resistance to its being stolen

Question 15

235(a)

Answer 15

Aggravated Robbery
Robs any person
At the time of, or immediately before, or immediately after, the robbery
Causes grevious bodily harm
To any person

Question 16

235(b)

Answer 16

AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
Being together with any other person or persons
Robs
Any Person

Question 17

235(c)

Answer 17

Aggravated Robbery
Being armed with any offensive weapon or instrument or any thing appearing to be such a weapon or instrument
Robs
Any other person

Question 18

236(1)(a)

Answer 18

Assault with intent to rob

With intent to Rob
Any Person
Cause GBH to that person or any other person

Question 19

R v Taisalika

Answer 19

The nature of the blow and the gash it produced would point strongly to the presence of the necessary intent

Question 20

DDP vs SMITH

Answer 20

GBH

Bodily harm needs no explanation, grievous means no more and no less than serious

Question 21

Injure

Answer 21

To cause actual bodily harm

Question 22

R v Donovan

Answer 22

Bodily harm includes any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim. It need not be permanent but more than merely transitory or trifling

Question 23

Cameron v R

Answer 23

Recklessness is established if

• the defendant recognised there was a real possibility that
  (I) his or her actions would bring about a proscribed result and
  (ii) that the proscribed circumstances existed

(b) having regard to that risk those actions were unreasonable

Question 24

R v Waters

Answer 24

A wound is evidenced by the breaking of the skin and the flowing of the blood. More likely to be external but can be internal

Question 25

R v Wati

Answer 25

There must be proof of the commission or the attempted commission of a crime either by the person committing the assault or by the person whose arrest or flight he intends to avoid or facilitate

Question 26

R v TIHI

Answer 26

In addition to one of the specific intents outlined in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) it must be shown that the offender either meant to cause the specified harm or foresaw the actions undertaken by him we’re likely to expose others to the risk of suffering it

Question 27

R v Pekepo

Answer 27

A reckless discharge of a firearm in the general direction of a passer by who happens to be hit is not sufficient proof. An intention to shoot that person must be established

Question 28

Fisher v R

Answer 28

It is necessary in order to establish a charge under 198A(2) for the crown to prove that the accused knew someone was attempting to arrest or detain him

Question 29

R v Swain

Answer 29

To deliberately or purposefully remove a sawn off shotgun from a bag after being confronted by or called upon by a police constable amounts to use of that firearm within the meaning of s198A